lavant

See also: Lavant

English

Alternative forms

• levant

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *lavand, *lavant, lavande, present participle of Middle English laven (“to stream, pour out a stream, wash”), from Old English lafian (“to pour water on, wash, lave, bathe, ladle out”), equivalent to lave +‎ -and; or from Old French lavant, present participle of laver (“to wash”). See lave.

Noun

lavant (plural lavants)

1. (UK dialectal) A shallow or more or less intermittent spring.
2. (UK dialectal) A violent flow or rush of water.

   How it did rain! It ran down the street in a lavant.

French

Pronunciation

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Participle

lavant

1. present participle of laver

Anagrams

• valant

Latin

Verb

lavant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of lavō